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Very good job on the write up of your hunt and great pictures. Congrats on a nice buck and don't give up on that goal for the 100 incher. The big ones are out there and I saw much of the same in the area that I hunted this past December. I saw two different bucks rutting hard but that was it! I saw a lot of does day in and day out without any bucks even close to them and I saw the biggest bucks either by themselves or running with another buck. I don't like all of the hunts and the number of tags in those hunts but I can't say that I've noticed a decline in the quality of bucks that I've seen....yet! Phil

Wow Scott that is sure an awesome buck and I can see why you can't get him off your mind! Good luck on getting in there on him. What a toad of a muley as well. Great pictures, thanks for sharing them with us. Phil

Congrats on a neat buck! Its an awesome feeling to get it all on tape! Phil

Awesome job Troy! Keep up the good work and keep posting those pictures for us! Good luck on the coues! Phil

Ok well to start off alot of you knew that I drew one of the very hard to come by December Tags in SouthEastern Arizona. Well before I found out that I had drew that tag I had agreed to buy a Mexico tag that happended to be starting the same weekend as the Arizona hunt. So off to Mexico I went. My dad and hunting partner So I hunt went down and set up camp before the season and then hunted while I was in Mexico with some nice bucks spotted but no shots were fired. As soon as I got back from MX I spent a couple days at home with the family and then headed down to camp. My dad was able to join me for a couple of days and even though I spotted some nice bucks I again headed home for Christmas with my tag still safely in my pocket. Here is a nice big three by three. And I really wanted this buck that I called the "little big buck". He is a four by three plus eye guards and only about 7 inches wide! So I hunt headed down on Christmas day and then Rut and I met him the day after. My dad got to pop in to camp as well. We were greated with very strong winds and some socked in country to glass. That night was extremely cold and the weather cleared to give us a great day the next morning. Here is the cold camp! And here is the start of a beautiful day! The next couple of days were absolutely great with some very nice bucks being spotted and some great weather to be had. We had not seen hardly any signs of the rut all though I did see one very nice buck chasing a doe, the majority of the bucks were by themselves or had smaller bucks traveling with them. Here is a neat video of a 90ish type of buck licking a small two point that Rut was able to take. Licking I knew time was running out and started to get a little anxious. We knew that there were at least two bucks in the area that would break the 110" mark and it was just a matter of time until we had a chance at one of them. One evening after spending all day on the same little point I happen to spot a nice buck walking up a ridge about 700 yards away. I couldn't hold out any longer and the stalk was on. I crossed a couple of small draws and closed the distance to 320 yards. I got a good solid rest and let him have it. I was very relieved to see the buck drop after I had missed down in Mexico at a lot closer distance. I got a hold of Rut and So I hunt on the radio and asked them if they could pick me up on the nearest road that I could think of. I still had to get up the ridge to the deer and darkness was coming fast. I managed to get the deer taken care of and packed out to the road about the same time as they rolled up in the truck. I chose not to take the time for the field pictures as it was a late enough night as it was so these are all I could do. My buck is a 4x4 plus eyeguards and scores an even 101". The next day we happened to spot one of the big ones and So I hunt and I took off on a long winded stalk just to never see the buck or his smaller buddy again and that's pretty much how the hunt ended for us. I know that So I hunt will be back down this month with his bow and I can only hope to draw again next year. I can't thank my dad or hunting partners enough! It's always a pleasure to spend time with them in the woods. Phil

Congrats to you and your Pops Christian! Good luck on the bucks and keep that camera clicking! Love the photos and stories. Phil

Awesome pictue and one heck of a buck! Thanks for sharing that with us! Phil

What a stud in more ways then one! Congrats on such a beauty! Phil

Wow that is awesome! What a start to the new year! A huge congrats to you buddy on a great trip. I'm sure there will be plenty of friends to help out in 09 on some coues hunts. Nice buck and pig with the bow! Phil

Nicely done Jim. Phil

That's one cool story shorty! Thanks for taking the time to write it down for us. Phil

Awesome job on the write up and great buck! I felt like I was right there with ya. Congrats on a beautiful buck. Phil

Congrats on a nice first archery buck! Better watch out now that the archery fever has started to take hold. Phil

Awesome buck! Congrats on a beauty. Great bow harvest and thanks for the info on the fobs. Phil

Thanks for the comments guys. Amanda since I didn't get any field pics I thought I could at least show off the shirt and sticker! Phil

Sorry to hear about your misfortunes....nothing pisses me off more then scumbag theives! Someday they'll all get what they have coming to them! Phil

Congrats Clay on a nice pig. Phil

Great buck! A huge congrats on that bad boy. Phil

Very nice buck! Congrats and good luck on the pig tag. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics, looking forward to hearing the story. Phil

Very nice buck indeed! Congrats on a great buck. I am having a hard time judging bucks lately but he looks to be in the mid to high 90's so I'll say 95". Phil

Hang in there guys, I'm sure all of your hard work will pay off! Awesome Lion Kill. Phil

Very nice bucks for sure! I think that when to mount one is up to the individual and it changes for each person or each deer. I personally have a 110" typical on the wall so it will require something bigger then that or something unique before the next one gets done. Phil

Yep headed back down on the 15th of this month, even though I had my chance I didn't connect the first trip to Mexico. Thanks. Phil

Ok ok I got it done. My O8 December hunt Phil

Very awesome buck! Great character and what a toad to boot! Congrats Matt on a great deer. Phil